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ASSIGNMENTS
HOMEWORK:
STUDY NOTES ON WEBSITE
ESSAY: THE EPISTEMOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PLATO AND ARISTOTLE
TEST: PRE-CHRISTIAN
PHILOSOPHERS
ESSAY FORMAT:
INSTRUCTIONS FOR WRITING GTC ESSAYS
FIRST SECTION: INTRODUCTION 1. WHAT
IS THE THEME OF THE CONFLICT 2. NAME THE AUTHORS/SIDES OF THE CONFLICT 3. IDENTIFY THE POSITION OF EACH AUTHOR/SIDE
OF THE CONFLICT 4. 10 POINTS
SECOND SECTION FIRST SIDE OF CONFLICT 1. THOROUGHLY EXPLAIN/ANALYZE
THE ARGUMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE POSITION OF ONE SIDE OF CONTROVERSY 2. DO NOT JUST GIVE A SUMMARY OF THE READINGS 3. ONE
OR MORE PARAGRAPHS 4. 25 POINTS
THIRD SECTION SECOND SIDE OF CONFLICT 1. THOROUGHLY EXPLAIN/ANALYZE
THE ARGUMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE POSITION OF THE OTHER SIDE OF CONTROVERSY 2. DO NOT JUST GIVE A SUMMARY OF THE READINGS 3. ONE
OR MORE PARAGRAPHS 4. 25 POINTS
FOURTH SECTION CONCLUSION 1. ONE PARAGRAPH 2. STATE EXPLICITLY
THE DIFFERENCE OF THE TWO ARGUMENTS OF EACH AUTHOR/SIDE OF THE CONTROVERSY 3. 10 POINTS
FIFTH SECTION YOUR
RESPONSE 1. WHAT IS YOUR VIEW ON THE CONTROVERSY 2. PLEASE PROVIDE AN ANALYSIS OF THE OF THE CONTROVERSY 3. DO
YOU AGREE WITH EITHER SIDE? WHICH ONE AND WHY? 4. DO YOU PARTLY AGREE BOTH SIDES AND WHY? 5. DO YOU AGREE NEITHER
SIDE AND WHY? 6. IF YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT TAKE THAN EITHER AUTHOR/SIDE AND WHAT IS IT? PLEASE PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION. 7. IS
THERE AN INSIGHT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE CONTROVERSY? 8. I AM LOOKING FOR
A THOUGHTFUL, INSIGHTFUL RESPONSE TO THE CONTROVERSY; 9. NOT A KNEE-JERK REACTION FILLED WITH CLICHÉS AND PERSONAL
BIAS 10. ONE OR MORE PARAGRAPHS 11. 30 POINTS
REQUIREMENTS 1. MINIMUM LENGTH 2 PAGES 2.
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 4 PAGES 4. TYPEWRITTEN 5. 12 FONT 6. 1 INCH MARGINS 7. DOUBLE SPACED
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